Digitising Landside Logistics: Barriers & Breakthroughs

About this episode

Experts discuss how technology can transform landside logistics through efficiency and innovation.

Landside logistics is one of the most complex and fragmented parts of the supply chain — filled with manual handoffs, multiple players, and limited visibility. How can technology unlock efficiency, safety, and resilience in this space? In this episode of Beyond The Box , experts Sal Arora, Global Co-leader of the Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Practice at McKinsey & Company and Ali Kamil, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, share insights on the innovations shaping the future of landside logistics. Together, they discuss: 📦 The rise of telematics, route optimization, and warehouse automation 📦 Why “blind handoffs” remain a barrier to end-to-end visibility 📦 How AI, digital twins, and agentic AI are changing operations 📦 The importance of physical and digital infrastructure 📦 Why the human element is essential to scaling innovation This episode offers practical insights into how people and technology together will transform the next decade of landside logistics.

People in this episode

Guests: Sal Arora, Ali Kamil

Topics covered

• landsid logistics
• supply chain
• technology
• efficiency
• AI
• innovation

Keywords

• telematics
• route optimization
• warehouse automation
• digital twins
• agentic AI
• visibility
• human element

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McKinsey & Company

More episodes of Beyond the Box

• Commodity Prices Are Falling - What It Means for Global Trade · December 11, 2025 · 17 min
• "ESG Is Not Dead - It’s Evolving”: Future-Proofing Supply Chains · November 24, 2025 · 19 min
• Smarter on the Ground: AI and the future of Landside Logistics · October 27, 2025 · 21 min
• When Traditional Trade Routes Break: How Supply Chains Pivot & Build Resilience Under Pressure · September 16, 2025 · 18 min
• Rethinking Trade Routes: How Global Supply Chains Are Being Rewired · August 18, 2025 · 22 min
• Resilience in the Storm: Adapting to Severe Weather in Supply Chains · July 28, 2025 · 18 min